Ho Chi Minh City recorded six more cases of monkeypox, an illness caused by the monkeypox virus, over the past week, increasing the total monkeypox cases in the city since early this year to 19, the municipal Department of Health reported on Monday.
Among the new cases, two entered Vietnam and one left for Taiwan.
Twelve patients are currently under quarantine and receiving treatment.
All of them are in a stable state of health.
The health department also gave updates on other prevailing outbreaks in the city, including dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
From the start of the year up to the present, Ho Chi Minh City has documented a cumulative total of 14,126 cases of dengue fever.
In the previous week, the city registered an additional 422 dengue fever cases, marking a 5.3-percent rise compared to the average of the preceding four weeks.